Letters

We ain’t got no semáforos (traffic lights) in old town. Have you noticed? Certain taxpayers in certain areas of our town don’t get services. Like Rodney Dangerfield, our representatives do not get listened to — even when they provide sound advice and judgement to the rest of our city fathers.

This is a sad day! Joe Paterno, “JoePa,” has died after a brilliant career, but under a cloud of scandal at the end. The greater tragedy, however, is that he and several others were willing to sacrifice young boys on the altar of the Penn State football program.

God have mercy on us all for the sin of idolatry we have committed with our school and professional sports programs.

In 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, a health insurance reform law intended to ensure access to quality and affordable health insurance for all Americans. Starting in 2014, most health plans will be required to offer a comprehensive package of items and services to patients, known as “essential health benefits,” or EHB.

Under the new law, EHB must cover certain specific services including emergency services, maternity and newborn care, prescription drugs as well as preventive and wellness services, among others.

I graduated from New Mexico Highlands University in 1970. I was a physics and mathematics major. Many people at Highlands had significant influences on my career and life, which has turned out quite successfully, but none were more important to me than Dr. Kim Kirkpatrick.

I’m sorry to hear that the residents of Chacon in Mora County, are having problems with La Jicarita Telephone Co. It has been my experience over the years that La Jicarita is very professional when it comes to business and I’m sure they will find another place to put the cell towers and other equipment necessary to give the people of Chacon better service.